Could be Phil Crane, who heavily leveraged his sale of the Astros and when asked if the Astros could add to payroll, he said, ďIt doesnít bother me that people want us to spend more money, But itís not their money. This is a private company, even though itís got a public flair to it. If they want to write a check for 10 million bucks, they can give me a call.Ē